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NHTSA opens recall query after Waymo school-bus stops after 2025 fix

NHTSA said on Nov. 6 that most reported Waymo school-bus stop incidents came after a November 2025 software recall meant to stop the behavior, TechCrunch and Engadget reported.

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U.S. auto-safety regulators opened a recall query on Nov. 6 into whether Waymo LLC's 2025 software recall stopped its robotaxis from driving past stopped school buses with flashing red lights or stop arms extended, TechCrunch and Engadget reported Monday1,2.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Office of Defects Investigation said a majority of the reported incidents identified in an earlier probe occurred after Waymo completed a software update for all affected vehicles on Nov. 17, 20251,2.

NHTSA said it opened the query, RQ26006, to assess the adequacy of the remedy and to identify causes of post-remedy reports1,2.

ODI first investigated after October 2025 footage showed a Waymo in Atlanta crossing perpendicularly in front of a stopped school bus with its stop sign extended and lights flashing while children were unloading, then turning left around the front of the bus1.

Austin Independent School District officials reported at least five similar incidents, according to a letter filed with NHTSA, TechCrunch said1.

Engadget said NHTSA's first probe documented robotaxis driving past stopped buses in Atlanta and Austin, and that the agency will try to determine whether the fleet-wide update actually fixed the problem2.

TechCrunch said Reuters first reported the Nov. 6 filing and that TechCrunch had asked Waymo and Austin ISD for comment1.

Engadget said it had also asked Waymo for comment and had not received a reply at publication2.

Engadget separately noted an NHTSA probe of a January incident in which a Waymo struck a child in Santa Monica, California, and an earlier National Transportation Safety Board investigation of Waymo behavior around stopped school buses2.

Sources

  1. TechCrunchWaymo robotaxis kept illegally passing school buses after software fix, feds say
  2. EngadgetNHTSA investigates if Waymo robotaxis are still running school bus stop signs - Engadget

Read the original at TechCrunch ↗

How it’s being reported

2 sources

First reported by TechCrunchTechCrunch

Where they agree

  • NHTSA opened a recall query because most reported incidents came after the Nov. 17, 2025 software update.
  • The 2025 recall followed documented school-bus stop violations in Atlanta and Austin.
  • The query is meant to test whether the software remedy was adequate.

Side by side

Each outlet's article broken down by our newsroom, in our own words. To read what they wrote, use the button under each one.

TechCrunchTechCrunch

Waymo robotaxis kept illegally passing school buses after software fix, feds say

The November 6 filing, Reuters first reporting it, Atlanta footage, and Austin ISD reports.

NHTSA opened a recall query after saying most reported Waymo school-bus passing incidents came after the November 2025 software update.

Leaves out The 2,895-vehicle population and recall number 25E084 listed on the NHTSA resume.

The November 6 filing, Reuters first reporting it, Atlanta footage, and Austin ISD reports.

What it reports

  • NHTSA said in a Nov. 6 filing that a majority of reported incidents occurred after the software update.
  • Waymo said the software update for affected vehicles was completed Nov. 17, 2025.
  • ODI opened a recall query to assess whether the remedy was adequate.
  • The first probe followed October 2025 footage of a Waymo crossing in front of a stopped bus unloading children in Atlanta.
  • Austin Independent School District had reported at least five incidents in a letter to NHTSA.

Leaves out The 2,895-vehicle population and recall number 25E084 listed on the NHTSA resume.

Read the original at TechCrunch Read the full article at TechCrunch
EngadgetEngadget

NHTSA investigates if Waymo robotaxis are still running school bus stop signs - Engadget

Whether the update worked, a separate NHTSA child-collision probe, and an NTSB school-bus investigation.

Engadget said NHTSA opened the recall query Friday to test whether Waymo's 2025 software recall actually stopped robotaxis from passing stopped school buses.

Leaves out Reuters as first reporter of the filing and the Atlanta perpendicular-crossing detail.

Whether the update worked, a separate NHTSA child-collision probe, and an NTSB school-bus investigation.

What it reports

  • The recall query began Friday because a majority of incidents occurred after the remedy date.
  • The 2025 software recall followed NHTSA's probe of documented passes in Atlanta and Austin.
  • NHTSA said it would identify causes of post-remedy reports.
  • Engadget said it had asked Waymo for comment and had not heard back.
  • Engadget noted a separate NHTSA probe of a January Santa Monica child strike and an NTSB school-bus inquiry.

Leaves out Reuters as first reporter of the filing and the Atlanta perpendicular-crossing detail.

Read the original at Engadget Read the full article at Engadget